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Grafana MCP Server Claude connector

An MCP server giving access to Grafana dashboards, datasources, alerting, and more

Add Grafana MCP Server to Claude

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Claude Desktop → Settings → Extensions → Grafana MCP Server

Step-by-step setup below All setup steps

Grafana MCP Server in Claude at a glance

Reads
60 tools
Annotations, datasources, incidents and 51 more
Creates & edits
12 tools
Annotations, datasources, incidents and 6 more
Deletes
2 tools
Annotations and snapshots

Counts come from the tool names in the official listing. See every tool

How a request travels Illustration, not a screenshot

  1. 1 · You ask

    “Find Grafana MCP Server dashboards about [a topic].”

  2. 2 · Claude calls

    search_dashboards

    Finds dashboards that match what you ask for

  3. 3 · Runs locally

    Your computer

    Through the Claude desktop app

  4. 4 · Answer

    Reply in the chat

    Write tools can be set to ask you first

The prompt is our example and the tool is one from Grafana MCP Server’s list. Claude chooses tools itself, so real calls can differ.

Works in Claude Desktop for macOS Claude Desktop for Windows

How to add Grafana MCP Server to Claude

Grafana MCP Server docs

Claude desktop app macOS · Windows

  1. 1 Open the Claude desktop app and go to Settings → Extensions → Browse extensions.
  2. 2 Find Grafana MCP Server, click Install and fill in any settings it asks for.
  3. 3 Start a new chat and check Grafana MCP Server is switched on in the tools menu.

Desktop extensions run on your computer, so they do not work on claude.ai in the browser or on mobile.

Grafana MCP Server MCP tools

81

60 read, 12 write, 2 delete, 7 unclear. The official listing gives tool names only, so the text beside each name is our summary of it, not the developer’s wording.

  • Annotations 4 tools

    • get_annotations Pulls up a list of annotations (our summary)
    • create_annotation Writes Adds a new annotation (our summary)
    • delete_annotation Deletes Deletes an annotation (our summary)
    • update_annotation Writes Edits an existing annotation (our summary)

  • Datasources 4 tools

    • get_datasource Opens one datasource with its details (our summary)
    • list_datasources Pulls up a list of datasources (our summary)
    • create_datasource Writes Adds a new datasource (our summary)
    • update_datasource Writes Edits an existing datasource (our summary)

  • Incidents 4 tools

    • get_incident Opens one incident with its details (our summary)
    • list_incidents Pulls up a list of incidents (our summary)
    • create_incident Writes Adds a new incident (our summary)
    • update_incident Writes Edits an existing incident (our summary)

  • Snapshots 4 tools

    • get_snapshot Opens one snapshot with its details (our summary)
    • list_snapshots Pulls up a list of snapshots (our summary)
    • create_snapshot Writes Adds a new snapshot (our summary)
    • delete_snapshot Deletes Deletes a snapshot (our summary)
Show 58 more groups · 65 tools, 12 that change data · alert groups, dashboards, folders, plugins, activity incidents, alerting manage routings, alerting manage rules, alerting manage silences, diff tempo traces, generate deeplinks, grafana api requests, users, sift investigations, tempo traces, annotation tags, assertions, current oncall users, dashboard panel queries, dashboard properties, dashboard summaries, dashboard uids, dashboard versions, datasources healths, docs, documentation, error pattern logs, incident custom fields, loki alloy label configs, loki label names, loki label values, loki labels, loki logs, loki patterns, loki stats, oncall schedules, oncall shifts, oncall teams, oncall users, panel images, plugin informations, prometheus histograms, prometheus label names, prometheus label values, prometheus metric metadatas, prometheus metric names, prometheuses, provisioning files, provisioning repositories, pyroscope label names, pyroscope label values, pyroscope profile types, pyroscopes, sift analysis, slow requests, tempo attribute names, tempo attribute values, tempo metrics, tempo traceql docs

  • Alert groups 3 tools

    • get_alert_group Opens one alert group with its details (our summary)
    • list_alert_groups Pulls up a list of alert groups (our summary)
    • update_alert_group Writes Edits an existing alert group (our summary)

  • Dashboards 2 tools

    • search_dashboards Finds dashboards that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • update_dashboard Writes Edits an existing dashboard (our summary)

  • Folders 2 tools

    • search_folders Finds folders that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • create_folder Writes Adds a new folder (our summary)

  • Plugins 2 tools

    • get_plugin Opens one plugin with its details (our summary)
    • install_plugin Writes Installs a plugin (our summary)

  • Activity incidents 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • add_activity_to_incident Writes Adds a new activity incident (our summary)

  • Alerting manage routings 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • alerting_manage_routing Unclear

  • Alerting manage rules 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • alerting_manage_rules Unclear

  • Alerting manage silences 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • alerting_manage_silences Unclear

  • Diff tempo traces 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • diff_tempo_traces Unclear

  • Generate deeplinks 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • generate_deeplink Unclear

  • Grafana api requests 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • grafana_api_request Unclear

  • Users 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • user_info Unclear

  • Sift investigations 2 tools

    • get_sift_investigation Opens one sift investigation with its details (our summary)
    • list_sift_investigations Pulls up a list of sift investigations (our summary)
    • None

  • Tempo traces 2 tools

    • get_tempo_trace Opens one tempo trace with its details (our summary)
    • search_tempo_traces Finds tempo traces that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Annotation tags 1 tool

    • get_annotation_tags Pulls up a list of annotation tags (our summary)
    • None

  • Assertions 1 tool

    • get_assertions Pulls up a list of assertions (our summary)
    • None

  • Current oncall users 1 tool

    • get_current_oncall_users Pulls up a list of current oncall users (our summary)
    • None

  • Dashboard panel queries 1 tool

    • get_dashboard_panel_queries Pulls up a list of dashboard panel queries (our summary)
    • None

  • Dashboard properties 1 tool

    • get_dashboard_property Opens one dashboard property with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Dashboard summaries 1 tool

    • get_dashboard_summary Opens one dashboard summary with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Dashboard uids 1 tool

    • get_dashboard_by_uid Opens one dashboard uid with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Dashboard versions 1 tool

    • list_dashboard_versions Pulls up a list of dashboard versions (our summary)
    • None

  • Datasources healths 1 tool

    • check_datasources_health Checks a datasources health (our summary)
    • None

  • Docs 1 tool

    • get_doc Opens one doc with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Documentation 1 tool

    • search_docs Looks up answers in the Grafana MCP Server documentation (our summary)
    • None

  • Error pattern logs 1 tool

    • find_error_pattern_logs Finds error pattern logs that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Incident custom fields 1 tool

    • list_incident_custom_fields Pulls up a list of incident custom fields (our summary)
    • None

  • Loki alloy label configs 1 tool

    • suggest_loki_alloy_label_config Suggests a loki alloy label config (our summary)
    • None

  • Loki label names 1 tool

    • list_loki_label_names Pulls up a list of loki label names (our summary)
    • None

  • Loki label values 1 tool

    • list_loki_label_values Pulls up a list of loki label values (our summary)
    • None

  • Loki labels 1 tool

    • analyze_loki_labels Analyzes loki labels (our summary)
    • None

  • Loki logs 1 tool

    • query_loki_logs Finds loki logs that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Loki patterns 1 tool

    • query_loki_patterns Finds loki patterns that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Loki stats 1 tool

    • query_loki_stats Finds loki stats that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Oncall schedules 1 tool

    • list_oncall_schedules Pulls up a list of oncall schedules (our summary)
    • None

  • Oncall shifts 1 tool

    • get_oncall_shift Opens one oncall shift with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Oncall teams 1 tool

    • list_oncall_teams Pulls up a list of oncall teams (our summary)
    • None

  • Oncall users 1 tool

    • list_oncall_users Pulls up a list of oncall users (our summary)
    • None

  • Panel images 1 tool

    • get_panel_image Opens one panel image with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Plugin informations 1 tool

    • search_plugin_information Finds plugin informations that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Prometheus histograms 1 tool

    • query_prometheus_histogram Finds prometheus histograms that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Prometheus label names 1 tool

    • list_prometheus_label_names Pulls up a list of prometheus label names (our summary)
    • None

  • Prometheus label values 1 tool

    • list_prometheus_label_values Pulls up a list of prometheus label values (our summary)
    • None

  • Prometheus metric metadatas 1 tool

    • list_prometheus_metric_metadata Pulls up a list of prometheus metric metadatas (our summary)
    • None

  • Prometheus metric names 1 tool

    • list_prometheus_metric_names Pulls up a list of prometheus metric names (our summary)
    • None

  • Prometheuses 1 tool

    • query_prometheus Finds prometheuses that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Provisioning files 1 tool

    • validate_provisioning_file Validates a provisioning file (our summary)
    • None

  • Provisioning repositories 1 tool

    • list_provisioning_repositories Pulls up a list of provisioning repositories (our summary)
    • None

  • Pyroscope label names 1 tool

    • list_pyroscope_label_names Pulls up a list of pyroscope label names (our summary)
    • None

  • Pyroscope label values 1 tool

    • list_pyroscope_label_values Pulls up a list of pyroscope label values (our summary)
    • None

  • Pyroscope profile types 1 tool

    • list_pyroscope_profile_types Pulls up a list of pyroscope profile types (our summary)
    • None

  • Pyroscopes 1 tool

    • query_pyroscope Finds pyroscopes that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Sift analysis 1 tool

    • get_sift_analysis Pulls up a list of sift analysis (our summary)
    • None

  • Slow requests 1 tool

    • find_slow_requests Finds slow requests that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Tempo attribute names 1 tool

    • list_tempo_attribute_names Pulls up a list of tempo attribute names (our summary)
    • None

  • Tempo attribute values 1 tool

    • list_tempo_attribute_values Pulls up a list of tempo attribute values (our summary)
    • None

  • Tempo metrics 1 tool

    • query_tempo_metrics Finds tempo metrics that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Tempo traceql docs 1 tool

    • get_tempo_traceql_docs Pulls up a list of tempo traceql docs (our summary)
    • None

Read or write is our reading of each name. List checked 2026-10-20; developers can change tools at any time.

Things to ask Claude with Grafana MCP Server

Our suggestions, one for each kind of tool Grafana MCP Server offers. Not from Grafana Labs or Anthropic. Fill in the [brackets].

  • Find Grafana MCP Server dashboards about [a topic].

    uses search_dashboards

  • Search the Grafana MCP Server docs: how do I [do something]?

    uses search_docs

  • Create a Grafana MCP Server annotation for [what it is about].

    uses create_annotation

  • Update the Grafana MCP Server annotation [name or link]: [what to change].

    uses update_annotation

  • Turn these notes into Grafana MCP Server annotations, one per action item: [paste notes].

    uses create_annotation

  • Open the Grafana MCP Server datasource [name or link] and give me the key points.

    uses get_datasource

Security and access

Where requests go, whose account Claude uses, and what you control.

Runs

On your computer

A desktop extension runs locally through the Claude desktop app instead of on a remote server.

Control

You approve write tools

In Claude’s connector settings you can choose, tool by tool, whether Claude must ask before using it. Write tools are marked in the list above. See write tools

Policy

Privacy policy

Published by Grafana Labs and linked from the official listing. Read it ↗

Anthropic’s directory notes that it does not control which tools a developer exposes and cannot guarantee they work as intended or stay the same. Connect connectors you trust.

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    Questions people ask

    What does the Grafana MCP Server connector do in Claude?

    An MCP server giving access to Grafana dashboards, datasources, alerting, and more

    Is the Grafana MCP Server connector official?

    It is made by Grafana Labs and carries the Anthropic verified mark in Anthropic’s directory. This site is independent and lists it from the official directory.

    How do I install Grafana MCP Server in Claude?

    Grafana MCP Server is a desktop extension. It runs on your computer through the Claude desktop app: open Settings → Extensions → Browse extensions, find Grafana MCP Server and install it.

    Can Claude change or delete my Grafana MCP Server data?

    Judging by tool names, 14 of its 81 tools can change data, including 2 that delete or remove things. The other 60 only read. In Claude you can choose, per tool, whether Claude must ask before using it.

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